In this week 9 match, on Sat Oct 1st, Arsenal plays host to Tottenham Hotspur in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Arsenal, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Brentford. William Saliba struck first for Arsenal in the 17th minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka In the end, Brentford was frustrated by Arsenal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arsenal ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Tottenham Hotspur recorded a 6-2 win against Leicester City. Youri Tielemans struck first for Leicester City in the 6th minute on a penalty kick, but Harry Kane got the equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur in the 8th minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Rodrigo Bentancur to cap off a wild match. Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Tottenham Hotspur’s top weapon lately has been Heung-Min Son, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Gabriel Jesus has been the most prolific scorer on Arsenal in the last five matches with two goals
Arsenal will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson, while Lucas Moura and Hugo Lloris are unavailable to play for Tottenham Hotspur.